| Game Name: | SEC Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| Date Game Played: | December 3 |
| Year Game Played: | 2022 |
| Football Season: | 2022 |
| Stadium: | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Visitor School: | Louisiana State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | LSU |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tigers |
| Visitor Record: | 9–3 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 11 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Visitor Rank Cfp: | 14 |
| Visitor Coach: | Brian Kelly |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 13 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | University of Georgia |
| Home Name Short: | Georgia |
| Home Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Home Record: | 12–0 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 1 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 1 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 1 |
| Home Coach: | Kirby Smart |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 2Q: | 21 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 8 |
| Mvp: | Stetson Bennett, QB, Georgia |
| Odds: | Georgia by 17.5 |
| Referee: | David Smith [1] |
| Attendance: | 74,810 |
| Us Network: | CBS, Westwood One, SEC Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline) (CBS) Mike Watts, Derek Rackley and Olivia Dekker (Westwood One) Dave Neal, David Archer and Stephen Hartzell (SEC Radio) |
The 2022 SEC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 3, 2022, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the 31st edition of the SEC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for the 2022 season. The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST on CBS. The contest featured the LSU Tigers, the West Division champions and the Georgia Bulldogs of the East Division.[2]
See main article: 2022 LSU Tigers football team. The Tigers clinched a spot in the game following Alabama's defeat of Ole Miss on November 12. Earlier in the season, LSU had defeated both Alabama and Ole Miss. LSU's last appearance, and victory, in the game was in 2019.[3]
See main article: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team. Georgia began the season as the No. 3 ranked team in both the AP and Coaches Polls. In the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game, Georgia defeated No. 11 Oregon 49–3. The following week, after jumping to No. 2 in both polls, Georgia defeated No. 25-FCS-ranked Samford 33–0. Georgia would jump to No. 1 in the AP Poll before defeating South Carolina 48–7 on the road. Georgia would return to Athens as the No. 1 team in both polls. Georgia would go on to defeat Kent State 39–22. The following week at Missouri, Georgia would trail 12–22 in the fourth quarter. After 14 unanswered points, Georgia would win the game 26–22. Georgia would return home for a two game home stretch including victories over rivals Auburn and Vanderbilt before a bye week. Following the bye week, Georgia would defeat Florida 42–20. During the game, Nolan Smith would tear a pectoral muscle, prematurely ending his season. Georgia would remain No. 1 in the AP and Coaches Polls, but was ranked No. 3 in the inaugural College Football Playoff rankings. In the game of the century, Georgia defeated Tennessee 27–13.[4] The following week, Georgia clinched a spot in the SEC Championship with a 45–19 victory over Mississippi State.[5]